Died in custody
Win Blake sr
Win Blake sr was held in the custody of the sheriff at Hampton, South Carolina, according to a wire report datelined Columbus, S.C., published in December 1895. As he was leaving court, a mob took him from the sheriff and lynched him. The report attributes the killing to the mob and describes no other part of his life or death.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A 1895 wire dispatch from Columbus, South Carolina reports that a mob took him from the sheriff as he was leaving court and lynched him.
Reported by: newspaper report (wire dispatch from Columbus, S.C.) (reporters).